ADB Briefs

This brief explores the challenges faced by young people in securing employment in Asia and the Pacific. It assesses the main types of support for youth employment and highlights the importance of multidimensional approaches.

This brief suggests guidelines to help policy makers in Pakistan develop a framework for reducing urban emissions as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement.

This brief highlights the potential for Pakistan to reduce its emissions by improving waste management and suggests that the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement include the waste sector.

В данном обзоре рассматривается, как Таджикистан может улучшить свою поддержку мигрантам перед их отъездом на работу в другие страны. Он основан на информации, полученной из Бангладеш, Индонезии, Филиппин и Шри-Ланки.

The role of the private sector in education in Pakistan has grown significantly in recent years. Effective private sector engagement in delivering quality education can help the government fill the education demand-supply gap and improve learning outcomes for students.

This policy brief proposes the use of social impact bonds, among other recommendations, to improve learning outcomes. Social impact bonds are financing instruments that aim to expand funding from the private and nonprofit sectors to improve education through incentives and greater accountability.

The brief discusses education sector challenges in Pakistan and offers some recommendations to address them.

This brief discusses the potential benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and provides recommendations on how to maximize the agreement’s potential.

This brief explores how Tajikistan can improve its support for migrants before they leave to work in other countries. It draws on insights from predeparture services in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

This brief outlines key trends in labor mobility and remittance flows in Asia and the Pacific and discusses policy considerations.

This brief looks at the current state of social protection for persons with disabilities in Asia and identifies how it can be enhanced.